[Ilugc] Linux and Users
- From: prashmohan@xxxxxxxxx (Prashanth Mohan)
- Date: Sat Jul 8 22:25:36 2006
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Raman.P wrote:
Sorry for little long post on this subject.
A fundamental points that the OP has raised some thing like this
What is the use of propagating linux if I cannot get my webcam
working?
Linux is not fit to be propagated at present, address all issues then
talk about it. Till then will you all shut your mouth?
I am afraid that is not the right interpretation of the OP's claim. I
suppose he merely meant that the lack of drivers for certain hardwares
(the web cam as he says and a lot of wi-fi cards I hear) might irk the
common computer user. He probably termed it badly after a long days work
:-) it happens to all of us doesn't it. And yes I agree with you that
the affected group is not a majority at all.
Skype as he mentioned might be proprietary but it is an excellent piece
of software. From Linux's point of view, it would help that more that
softwares creep in (perhaps not from an open source point of view).
On a related note, I was talking to parthan about promoting Linux in
colleges and schools. I was of the opinion that when promoting Linux,
care should be taken so that they adopt Linux along with support (say
something like RHEL). Along the way they may face problems and might
drop off. But if they do have some kind of paid support, they always
have someone to rant to :D.
Parthan on the other hand was of the opinion that Linux will not be
adopted if it is not free (as in beer) since the users who use pirated
versions of software will still not be willing to pay. The cost of an
Operating System with paid support is rather small when compared to the
entire price paid for the hardware along with its support. ``Free
Support'' will make them look forward for more freebies. The concept for
paying for support needs to be imbibed.
I think this lack of a ``commercial'' tinge to Open Source development
is what the OP was initially driving to. I understand that some people
are more comfortable with FLOSS (as I am repeatedly pointed out). My
question is why is it that people repeatedly say ``Use FLOSS not OSS''?
Is it any different in the open spirit if I was to pay for a piece of
software and thereby gain access to its code as against getting the code
with no monetary transactions?
Regards,
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Prashanth Mohan
http://prashblog.be
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